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Aloha Kākou,
Summer is here and while you are out relaxing with your 'ohana and having lots of fun, please remember to READ! Tap on pull-down menus below to join the reading fun over the summer break!
2025 HMC Summer Reading Challenge
(OPTIONAL for incoming students in grades 1-3)
We highly encourage e nā haumāna to make reading a habit during the summer, even though this reading challenge is optional. Read! Go for it!
1. Select any book of your choice.
2. Write the date, title of the book/chapter, and comment.
3. Give your completed reading log to Kumu Redona, our K-3 Library Media Specialist, when school starts in August. Please click here to view and print your own copy!
2025 HMC Summer Reading Challenge
(OPTIONAL for incoming students in grades 4-6)
We highly encourage e nā haumāna to make reading a habit during the summer, even though this reading challenge is optional. Read! Go for it!
1. Select books to read from the Nēnē Booklist, click here
2. Answer a few questions about the book.
3. Give your work to Kumu Louis, our 4-6 Library Media Specialist, when you return to school in August. Please tap the link below to view and print your copy!
Grade 4 HMC Reading Log, click here
Grade 5 HMC Reading Log, click here
Grade 6 HMC Reading Log, click here
2025 REQUIRED Summer Reading
2025 REQUIRED Summer Reading
(REQUIRED for incoming students in grades 4-6)
Please tap on the link to print a copy and give your work to homeroom Kumu when you return to school in August.
Grade 4, click here
Grade 5, click here
Grade 6, click here
Please note that a hard copy of the summer reading brochure is also mailed with your child’s report card. Please look for it in the mail.
A recent study found that students in grades 1 through 8 lose 17% to 34% of the prior year’s learning over summer break. It also indicates that kids who fall behind one summer are likely to widen that gap even more as time goes on.
Questions? Please email our Library Media Specialists.
Have a great summer! E heluhelu kākou! – (Let’s read together!)
Mahalo,
Kumu Redona, ruredona@ksbe.edu, grades K-3
Kumu Louis, palouis@ksbe.edu, grades 4-6
Get information about the Hawaiʻi Public Library System's Summer Reading Challenge by clicking here.
Beanstack registration is needed to participate in the Hawaiʻi Public Library System's Summer Reading Challenge. Ask a Public Librarian for help or click here.
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